168 results about "Medication Distribution" patented technology

A drug supply apparatus that packages a drug with packaging paper that is conveyed from an upstream side to a downstream side, the packaging paper being folded in half with an opening on an upper side, the drug supply apparatus including: a nozzle that dispenses the drug into the packaging paper, the packaging paper including a sealed part, in which the nozzle includes: an insertion guidance piece that protrudes downward and positions a folded part of a lower end of the packaging paper in a state of being inserted in the packaging paper from the opening on the upper side, and a posture adjustment part that guides to inside of the packaging paper the drug, and causes the drug to stand while shifting the drug toward the sealed part side in the packaging paper, the posture adjustment part being provided on the downstream side of the insertion guidance piece.

The present disclosure provides a medication dispensing system comprised of a medication dispensing device and a keyed and associated medication cartridge. The device includes a housing containing a cartridge carrier, designed with a specific connector to align with the medication cartridge. The device also includes an authentication mechanism that works in conjunction with an activator mechanism. When operated, the activator mechanism causes the cartridge carrier to move the medication cartridge between a stored position and a dispensing position, where it can be compressed to safely and efficiently dispense medication to a user.

The invention relates to a multifunctional mobile medication dispensing device, which has a housing (10) with a working surface (11), at least two collection drawers (20, 30) slidably arranged in the housing (10), and at least two compartments (21, 22, 31, 32) formed in each collection drawer (20, 30), where each collection drawer (20, 30) has a fixing member (20a, 30a), while each compartment (21, 22, 31, 32) has a closing member (21b, 22b, 31b, 32b) ) has a door (21a, 22a, 31a, 32a), and the housing (10) is associated with a control unit (40), where the control unit (40) has a data input sub-unit (41), an image display sub-unit (42), an opening-closing control module (44) and has a signal transmitter subunit (43), the signal transmitter subunit (43) is connected to a data storage (50), the data storage (50) has a patient data storage module (51), a medication module (52), a stock data storage module (53), and has a storage identification module (54), and an energy source (60) is placed in the housing (10). The characteristic feature of the invention is that the housing (10) is located near the work surface (11) and has a mass measuring device (70) with a signal transmission line (71) ), and is equipped with an image recording device (80) with a signal transmission line (81), while the control unit (40) has a timing device (45) with a signal transmission line (45a), and the data storage (50) for storing image information (55a, 55b) has an image information module (55), a mass data module (56) for storing mass data (56a, 56b) and a time module (57) for storing time (57a, 57b), at least the individual image information (55a, 55b), the individual mass data (56a, 56b) and the individual times (57a, 57b) are uniquely assigned to each patient data (5 la, 5 lb) of the patient data storage module (51).

A system and apparatus for automated medication dispensing are disclosed herein. The system includes a management platform residing on a server and an apparatus in communication with the management platform. The apparatus includes a body, a user interface screen on the body, a processor, a memory, a motor driven rotation carousel plate, universal caps, funnels, a vacuum extraction mechanism, a magnetic resonance agitator, a verification station, a scale-equipped platform, and a dispensing cup.

The invention discloses a tablet driver and a medicine dispensing device, the tablet driver comprises a driving part, a shaft part, a shaft hub and an elastic arm, and the shaft part extends perpendicular to the driving part and defines a rotation axis; the shaft hub is arranged on one side of the driving part and can rotate around the shaft part, and the surface of the shaft hub is configured to be used for receiving a target piece; the elastic arm extends from the periphery of the shaft part to the inner wall of the shaft hub, and the elastic arm is connected with the shaft hub through a quick connection structure; when the shaft hub rotates relative to the shaft part, the elastic arms can deflect clockwise / anticlockwise, and therefore tightness compensation is provided. According to the sheet driver and the medicine distribution device, due to the compensation design of the sheet driver, the medicine carrier can be subjected to stable tension and is uniformly indexed, and therefore it is guaranteed that medicine can be accurately in place. The chip driver is simple in structure and convenient to assemble, and the effects of reducing cost and increasing efficiency are achieved in the device assembling process.

The present disclosure provides a keyed medication cartridge for use in a handheld oral medication dispensing device. The medication cartridge is designed with alignment features for connecting to the medication dispensing device. The cartridge includes a shell and medication vial therein. In use, alignment features on the dispensing device pass through the shell and lock against the vial, allowing a user to depress the shell and activate a pump assembly to force medication from the medication cartridge.

A cartridge for pharmaceutical dispensing system, wherein the system is configured to dispense pouches containing medicaments, the pouches provided as a strip of a plurality of pouches, the strip provided in coiled form, includes: a main receptacle having a floor, a ceiling, a front wall, a rear wall, and a first side wall, wherein the front wall includes a slot for dispensing pouches; a cover that engages the main receptacle and provides a second side wall opposite the first side wall; and a guide system disposed in the main receptacle, the guide system defining an interior space configured to hold the strip of pouches in coiled form, and further defining a pathway between the guide system and the ceiling, rear wall, and floor.

The invention relates to a standard holding device, which comprises a main body shell provided with a receding through hole and a suction nozzle; the cover body is rotationally connected outside the main body shell; a drug dispensing assembly located inside the body housing; the trigger gear is rotationally connected into the main body shell; one of the cover body and the trigger gear is provided with a linkage bulge, and the other one is provided with a linkage hole; the linkage protrusion penetrates through the receding through hole and is movably inserted into the linkage hole. When the cover body rotates, the cover body firstly rotates till the linkage protrusion makes contact with the hole wall of one end of the linkage hole, and then under the cooperation of the linkage protrusion and the linkage hole, the cover body drives the trigger gear to synchronously rotate to trigger medicine distribution. According to the standard containing device, the cover body of the standard containing device and the trigger gear are connected in an inserted mode through the linkage protrusion and the linkage hole to establish the linkage relation, the two operation steps of cover body opening and suction preparation can be completed through one action, operation is convenient and fast, the structure is simple, structural modification is little, the linkage relation is stable, and faults are not prone to occurring.

A cartridge and system for storing and dispensing liquid medicament, the cartridge comprising an outer container, a collapsible bag arranged within the outer container and configured to store liquid medicament. The cartridge further comprises a cap configured to close the outer container and the collapsible bag, wherein the cap comprises a medicament dispensing channel extending through the cap to the collapsible bag and one or more pressure equalisation channels extending through the cap to an intermediate cavity between the outer container and the collapsible bag and a seal configured to close the medicament dispensing channel and the one or more pressure equalisation channels. The cap is configured such that when the seal is broken, the contents of the collapsible bag may be dispensed and gas from the exterior of the cartridge may enter the intermediate cavity through the pressure equalisation channels.

The present disclosure provides a caregiver system and method for interfacing with and controlling an oral medication dispensing device. The system registers the caregiver and provides the caregiver a list of patients under the caregiver's care, as well as associated medication dose schedules for each of the one or more patients. The caregiver is provided reminders regarding doses and allowed to modify the dose schedule to generate a modified dose schedule. The modified does schedule is pushed to a patient system associated with a medication dispensing device.

A variable sensor system for non-contact vital sign monitoring of animals is described. Non-contact vital sign monitoring may involve correcting measured signals for reflectance and variations in distance between measurements. Non-contact vital sign detection may include temperature detection, and / or measuring cardiovascular and respiratory information. Embodiments are described using a non-contact variable sensor integrated with a weight scale, integrated with a drone, having a pan-tilt monitoring feature, integrated with a kennel, integrated with an automatic pass-fail interface, and including a medication dispensing control module.

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media related to an intuitive total intravenous anesthesia infusion system and method of operation. The system includes a device that has a body with a display device, a rotatable input control knob, a cartridge receiver, and one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to set dosing parameters for a medication and dispense the medication via a medication dispensing controller according to the dosing parameters.

A medicine dispensing device includes a tray comprising a plurality of storage cavities; a drop plate comprising a plurality of drop openings, the drop plate below the tray in a drop direction and slidable with respect to the tray; a retaining member which allows the drop plate to slide with respect to the tray between a drop position and a hold position; and a cover which fits over the drop openings on an upper surface of the tray.

The invention discloses a multi-cavity drainage perfusion system which comprises a drainage tube body, a limiting sleeve, a liquid collection device and a three-way valve. The drainage tube body is composed of four independent drainage tubes, each drainage tube is provided with a tube wall, a side drainage hole, a central pipeline, a concave clamping groove, a medicine input pipeline and a convex clamping groove, and the adjacent drainage tubes are detachably connected through the concave clamping grooves and the convex clamping grooves. The liquid collection device comprises a shell, a drainage liquid collection cavity, a medicine input tube, a drainage liquid outflow tube, a medicine distribution cavity, a drainage tube plug and a medicine input tube plug. Modular design is adopted, the four drainage tubes can be flexibly combined or separated for use according to clinical requirements, drainage and medicine infusion of multiple parts are completed in a single puncture hole, and patient trauma and secondary infection risks are remarkably reduced. The device is simple in structure and convenient to operate, is particularly suitable for treating infection around the prosthesis after hip replacement, and has important clinical application value.

The utility model relates to a standard holding device, which comprises a main body shell provided with a receding through hole and a suction nozzle; the cover body is rotationally connected outside the main body shell; a drug dispensing assembly located inside the body housing; the trigger gear is rotationally connected into the main body shell; one of the cover body and the trigger gear is provided with a linkage bulge, and the other one is provided with a linkage hole; the linkage protrusion penetrates through the receding through hole and is movably inserted into the linkage hole. When the cover body rotates, the cover body firstly rotates till the linkage protrusion makes contact with the hole wall of one end of the linkage hole, and then under the cooperation of the linkage protrusion and the linkage hole, the cover body drives the trigger gear to synchronously rotate to trigger medicine distribution. According to the standard containing device, the cover body of the standard containing device and the trigger gear are connected in an inserted mode through the linkage protrusion and the linkage hole to establish the linkage relation, the two operation steps of opening the cover body and preparing for suction can be completed through one action, operation is convenient and fast, the structure is simple, structural modification is little, the linkage relation is stable, and faults are not prone to occurring.

An apparatus, system, and method for improving the efficiency of medication distribution within a healthcare facility. In particular, the invention provides parallel dispensing of multiple medications from a network of modular, connected, and automated or semi-automated dispensing modules. The method is directed toward receiving and executing multiple collection, dispensing, and delivery orders simultaneously while operating in a healthcare facility. The invention may sort medications for storage and subsequent delivery while rapidly servicing a high volume of pharmacy orders. The invention includes visible, electronic marking of data which may indicate its stored medication and final destination. The system tracks each unit as it transports medication throughout the facility. The invention organizes the stored medication using removable packaging which allows identification and verification of dosage by the system while being easily accessed by staff.

The present disclosure provides a caregiver system and method for interfacing with and controlling an oral medication dispensing device. The system registers the caregiver and provides the caregiver a list of patients under the caregiver's care, as well as associated medication dose schedules for each of the one or more patients. The caregiver is provided reminders regarding doses and allowed to modify the dose schedule to generate a modified dose schedule. The modified does schedule is pushed to a patient system associated with a medication dispensing device.

The present disclosure provides a patient system and method for interfacing with and controlling an oral medication dispensing device. The system registers the dispensing device to a particular patient and records biometric data regarding the patient. Upon verifying a dose schedule and biometric authentication of the patient, the system authorizes use of the medication dispensing device and causes an activator mechanism to activate. In doing so, an activator mechanism within the dispensing device moves a medication cartridge between a stored position and a dispensing position, where it can be compressed to safely and efficiently dispense medication to the patient.

A medication adherence system and device are disclosed including a medicine dispensing cup having a sensor portion including a processor, memory, power supply, network adaptor therein, and a camera, the camera directed upwardly and positioned at the top of the sensor portion. In various embodiments a medicine containment portion to hold consumable medicine placed within is attachable with the sensor portion and may include a transparent portion on its bottom. When attached, the transparent portion is aligned with the camera such that the camera views upwardly through the bottom where the camera is configured to capture medication adherence data indicating whether medicine within the attached medicine containment portion has been consumed. The medicine dispensing cup may be received in a base unit that may provide charging of the power supply and further complementary medication adherence data. Data received from or derived from the camera may be provided to EMR systems.

The utility model provides an intelligent drug delivery machine, which belongs to the technical field of drug management and comprises a fixed box, bearing boxes fixedly connected to the tops of three sides of the fixed box respectively, drug feeding openings formed in the bottoms of the bearing boxes, observation windows formed in the inner surfaces of the bearing boxes and drug taking cabins formed in the tops of the three sides of the fixed box respectively. The signboard is fixedly mounted on the outer side of the medicine taking cabin; the medicine feeding mechanism comprises a medicine pushing assembly and a medicine distributing assembly which are matched to feed morning, noon and evening medicines into the corresponding medicine taking cabins according to time periods; the medicine pushing assembly comprises a servo motor installed on the outer side of the fixing box in a matched mode. Through the cooperation of the medicine pushing assembly and the medicine distributing assembly, it can be guaranteed that medicines in the morning, noon and evening are accurately pushed out to the designated medicine taking cabins every eight hours, medicine mixing is effectively prevented, leakage of redundant medicines can be prevented, and the effects that the medicine distributing accuracy is further guaranteed, and meanwhile the wrong medicine taking risk is reduced are achieved.

The invention relates to a method for dispensing, in particular aseptically dispensing, a medium (2), in particular a medicament, into containers (4), the interior (5) of which can be or is closed in a sterile manner, in particular by means of a container closure (6), wherein containers (4) are received in a magazine interior (7) of a magazine (3) and wherein the magazine interior (7) is sealed off towards the outside of the magazine in a sterile manner, wherein the magazine (3) is coupled to a dispensing apparatus (1) via a transfer-port arrangement (8), wherein the dispensing apparatus (1) has a dispensing unit (9) and a dispensing interior (10), wherein the magazine interior (7) and the dispensing interior (10) are coupled to one another via a through-opening (11) in the transfer-port arrangement (8) and, as part of the coupling operation, the magazine interior (7) and the dispensing interior (10) are connected to one another, wherein the containers (4) are fed from the magazine (3) to the dispensing unit (9) individually and in an aligned state through the through-opening (11) and, in the dispensing interior (10), the medium (2) is dispensed into the containers (4).

Methods, devices, and components are provided to reduce tissue resistive pressure during a subcutaneous drug delivery operation by increasing the size of the injection cavity by partially retracting the drug delivery member after inserting the drug delivery member to a subcutaneous position. The drug delivery devices described herein include a resilient member that interacts between stationary and moveable components of the drug delivery device. The drug delivery device include drives to move the stationary and moveable components relative to one another to insert a drug delivery member to a subcutaneous depth within a patient and to dispense a drug to the injection cavity in the patient. The resilient member is deformed during the operations or is pre-deformed and the stored energy of the resilient member in the deformed state then acts on the stationary and moveable components to partially retract the drug delivery member to relieve pressure in the injection region.

This utility model relates to the field of pharmaceutical drying technology, and more particularly to a multi-layer drying oven for pharmaceutical manufacturing; comprising: a tank body, a pipe assembly, and trays; by centrally placing the medicine into the inner tube, and then the upper ends of the second opening and the first opening are connected, when the transmission plate rises, it pushes the medicine in the inner tube to distribute to multiple trays, and after the medicine is dried, the lower ends of the second opening and the first opening are connected, and the medicine in the multiple trays falls into the medicine receiving box along the inner tube. The above method facilitates the placement and removal of medicine, and when the medicine is stirred, the revolution of the stirring rod generates a certain centrifugal force on the medicine, causing the medicine to move from the center of the tray to the edge, the medicine moves to the end of the stirring rod, and then the medicine slides back to the center of the tray. This is repeated to stir the medicine, so that the medicine can be close to the heat source, thereby being heated evenly in the tank.

A system and method for controlling a locking medication dispensing device is presented herein. The dispensing device can include a housing portion and a nozzle portion that is depressible into the housing to administer a medication. The device can include a vial lock to secure a medicinal vial within the device and a nozzle lock to control administration of medication. The dispensing device can further include sensors for identifying a user such as a biometric sensor and / or micro gesture sensors. Parameters for locking the nozzle and / or vial can be configured via a physician device. Reminders, user pairing, and other user communications can be facilitated via a patient device. The dispensing device can include partial depression sensors and lock-out features to further prevent tampering. A top-loading dispensing device can include a disposable nozzle.

This invention provides a method, apparatus, device, and readable storage medium for constructing a drug recommendation model, relating to the field of drug recommendation algorithm technology. The method includes acquiring diagnostic and surgical records to extract patient representations; calculating drug allocation weights based on the patient representations; constructing an initial model, training the initial model using the drug allocation weights, and updating the patient representations; recalculating the drug allocation weights based on the updated patient representations, and repeatedly training the initial model using the updated drug allocation weights to obtain a drug recommendation model. This invention addresses the technical problems of existing algorithms that cannot assign different weights based on the importance of neighboring nodes to the current node and ignore patient group characteristics with high representation similarity.

A drug delivery device includes a drug delivery assembly configured to receive a portion of a patient's head and mount to a helmet or support. The drug delivery assembly comprises: one or more imaging devices configured to place an eye of the patient in its field of view; an injection assembly configured to receive a medicament to be injected; and a segmentation assembly comprising one or more actuators, the segmentation assembly configured to position the injection assembly relative to an eye of the patient. The controller receives one or more images from the one or more imaging devices; detecting a position of a limbus of the eye of the patient in the one or more images; and activating the one or more actuators to drive a needle into a placement position on the eye of the patient and dispense a medicament into the eye through the needle.

The objective is to provide a drug dispensing device that does not necessarily require a robot or the use of multiple weight measuring devices when determining the quality of the weight measuring device. [Solution] A drug feeder having a drug container for containing powdered drug, a holding member for holding the drug container, and a weight measuring means for directly or indirectly measuring the weight of the drug container, which can discharge powdered drug from the drug container and detect the amount of powdered drug discharged by the weight measuring means, wherein the feeder has a weight member 42 and a lifting means for raising or lowering at least one of the weight member 42, the weight measuring means, or the drug container. Furthermore, calibration and / or fault detection of the weight measuring means is performed by comparing the state in which the load of the weight member 42 is applied to the weight measuring means with the state in which the load of the weight member 42 is not applied to the weight measuring means.

The present disclosure provides a keyed medication cartridge for use in a handheld oral medication dispensing device. The medication cartridge is designed with alignment features for connecting to the medication dispensing device. The cartridge includes a shell and medication vial therein. In use, alignment features on the dispensing device pass through the shell and lock against the vial, allowing a user to depress the shell and activate a pump assembly to force medication from the medication cartridge.